May 23
2006 DeSagana Diop was fitted with a face mask to protect his broken nose
and he was scheduled to wear it indefinitely. It last all of a few
minutes into game 1 vs Phoenix before being permanently discarded.
2013 Mavs assistant trainer Dionne Calhoun was named as Assistant
Trainer of the Year, as selected by the National Basketball
Athletic Trainers Association.
Games
Record: 1-2 (home: 0-1, road: 1-1)
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1988 L @LA Lakers 98-113 -15 RT/MA/RB 18 Tarpley 20 Worthy 28
Leading 52-49 at halftime, the LA Lakers opened the 3rd quarter shooting
12-16 FG and led the rest of the way (though not a blowout).
Roy Tarpley had 18 points and 20 rebounds including 8 offensive. It was
the 2nd time a Mav had 20 rebounds in a playoff game. It was the 8th
of 13 times Tarpley had 20+ rebounds with Dallas.
Mark Aguirre had 18 points, and Rolando Blackman had 18 points.
James Worthy had 28 points, Byron Scott had 23 points, and Magic Johnson
had 19 points and 12 assists.
Game 1: LA Lakers led series 1-0; LA Lakers would win series 4-3
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2003 L San Antonio 83-96 -13 Van_Exel 16 Nowitzki 9 Duncan 34
San Antonio out-scored Dallas 58-37 in the 2nd half.
San Antonio shot 19-26 FT and Dallas shot just 4-6 FT - both team playoff
lows for free throws made and attempted [previous lows were 8-12] (also
tied for the 3rd lowest free throws attempted in any league playoff
game).
San Antonio out-rebounded Dallas 59-36.
Dirk Nowitzki's knee buckled early in the 4th quarter and he did not
play the rest of the series due to a sprained left knee.
Shawn Bradley suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee during the 3rd
quarter and missed the rest of the series.
Nick Van Exel had 16 points and Nowitzki had 15 points and 9 rebounds.
Tim Duncan had a 20-20 with 34 points and 24 rebounds. It was the 4th
time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20 in the playoffs and the 3rd of 4
times Duncan had a 20-20 against Dallas. 24 rebounds is the 2nd most
by an opponent in the playoffs [most: 26]. It was the 6th time a Mavs
opponent had 20+ rebounds in the playoffs and the 3rd of 4 times
Duncan had 20+ rebounds against Dallas. He also had a 20-20 in the
next game to become the only Mavs opponent to have back-to-back
20-20s and back-to-back 20+ rebounding games in the playoffs. He shot
12-19 FG and 10-14 FT, had 6 blocks, and had 7 turnovers.
Tony Parker had 29 points.
Game 3: San Antonio led series 2-1; San Antonio would win series 4-2
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2011 W @Oklahoma City(OT) 112-105 +7 DNowitzki 40 TChandler 8 KDurant 29
Oklahoma City had a 99-84 lead with 5:04 left in the 4th quarter, but
Dallas used a 17-2 run, including 12 points by Dirk Nowitzki, to
tie the game and send it into overtime - Kevin Durant's (OKC)
3-point attempt with 2 seconds left was blocked by Shawn Marion.
A 3-pointer by Jason Kidd gave Dallas a 108-105 lead with 40 seconds
to go in overtime. Russell Westbrook (OKC) drove and missed and
Dallas shot 4 free throws on intentional fouls to cap the scoring.
Dallas out-scored Oklahoma City 11-4 in overtime.
Oklahoma City out-rebounded Dallas 55-33 including 20-5 offensive.
Dallas had 13 turnovers and Oklahoma City had 26 turnovers.
Nowitzki had 40 points, the 10th time a Mavs player had 40+ points in
the playoffs and the 23rd of 26 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with
Dallas. He shot 12-20 FG and 14-15 FT and had 5 rebounds.
Jason Terry had 20 points and 4 steals and Kidd had 17 points, 5
rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals.
Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 9-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 9
turnovers, which tied the opponent playoff record.
Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points including 7-22 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8
assists and Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5
blocks.
Game #4, Dallas led series 3-1; Dallas would win series 4-1